Re: Stuck in an infinite boot loop

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"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> The system can be set to create a boot log. During a Safe Mode attempt at booting, and file named %windir%/NTBTLOG.TXT is created.
> Boot to the Recovery Console, and use the command line to read the file (MORE NTBTLOG.TXT). The last line in the file will probably
> be an attempt to load some bad driver, and you can remove the device (physically) that is having a problem, to then run a repair
> setup again.
>


Thanks Mark.

Unfortunately I cannot get into the system to boot to Recovery Console,
which means I cannot bring up the Command Prompt.

Like I said in my earlier post I’ve tried F8 at boot up (with the Windows XP
CD in the drive) and failed. This option takes me to the Windows Advanced
Options Menu screen, where I’ve tried all options given on that screen. All
that happens is a blue screen that flashes for a split second, then the
computer loops back to “Windows did not start successfully……”

I’ve tried changing the BIOS boot device priority and put the CD/DVD/CD-RW
on top, but it still didn’t work. After being prompted to “Press any key to
boot from CD”, computer says -“Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware
configuration” . This screen lasts for one second, then it goes blank (or
black, rather). The first time this happened, I left the computer like that
for 30mins thinking the it was still checking my hardware configuration as it
had said. After waiting 30mins not a single key worked to get out of the
black screen. I had to switch off the computer and start again.

I’ve tried F12 and selected to boot from CD/DVD/CD-RW where I insert the
Windows XP CD, but it behaves just like above.

Is there any other way to bring up the Recovery Console?

KC1109
kusie_c@xxxxxxxxxxx

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